Pole-vaulting Granny: It’s ‘Never Too Late’

Flo Meiler is 79 years old. She’s a grandmother to five, great-grandmother to two. She’s also a pole-vaulting, hurdle-jumping track and field star.

Her fitness as a senior has filled a whole chapter in the record books, with Flo setting 15 world records for women over the age of 75 in a wide range of events — from the pole vault to the discus, from the 100-meter relay to the 200-meter hurdles.